energía

/eneɾˈxia/ · A2 · noun · f

energy

🔋 energía = energy with -ía; from Greek en + ergon, at work

English -y often becomes Spanish -ía: energy → energía, biology → biología. The g before i is a throaty h sound, and the accent puts the stress on í: e-ner-HEE-a. Feminine: la energía.

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